Navigation When it meets September 30 on Amelia Island, the Board of Governors will consider a host of proposed rule revisions, a proposal to shorten the period for board elections, and receive an update on a key Bar initiative. The Special Committee on Mentoring New Lawyers, a major priority of President Gary Lesser, is expected to deliver a […]
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Jacksonville Bar’s friendly competition looks to clear final fundraising hurdle for local non-profit
Mike Freed is preparing for his sixth annual charity Tallahassee-to-Jacksonville Freed to Run marathon series in November. With $1.9 million raised to date, Freed to Run 6.0 needs $350,000 in additional contributions to fully endow the Northeast Florida Medical Legal Partnership and enable Jacksonville Area Legal Aid to provide free legal aid to qualifying pediatric […]
Be a kind lawyer
Jim Vickaryous My grandmother used to say: “Kill ‘em with Kindness, Jimmy!” As a child, my grandmother’s wise advice often went in one ear and out the other, but this stuck with me. Being kind is also the best advice for lawyers. Kindness extended by a lawyer is often a surprise to a non-lawyer. They […]
Judgments and decrees interest rates set
The Office of the Chief Financial Officer has set the quarterly rate of interest payable on judgments and decrees beginning October 1, 2022, at 4.75% per annum or .000130137 per day. F.S. §55.03(1) requires the CFO to set the rate of interest payable on judgments and decrees on December 1, March 1, June 1, and […]
ABOTA Ft. Lauderdale to host free closing arguments seminar September 14
ABOTA Ft. Lauderdale is promoting a free webinar featuring some of the nation’s most prominent trial attorneys discussing strategies for effective closing arguments. “There are going to be some renowned trial lawyers putting on this webinar,” ABOTA Ft. Lauderdale President Eric Rosen urges in a recorded statement. “You do not want to miss this one.” […]